Having enjoyed Greedy last year, this group
of four performers Rachel Egan, Louie Bayliss, Felicity Wren and
James Wren, with Alan Freestone directing, were one the acts at the
top of my comedy viewing list. Their sketch show this year is
brilliantly funny.
It has just about everything – well
crafted material, pace both fast and slow, expertly timed physical
movement. Their convincing acting abilities set them apart from
other sketch shows. This comes from their solid grounding in
theatre.
A brief selection of characters include
whistling Martin who always gets the girls, the T-Rex’s doing a
nativity play, and the woman who in her mind goes from love at first
sight to separation and leaving with the two children all in the
space of a few minutes conversation. This gives a taste of how sexy
and bizarre the sketches are.
The hilarious, dancing duellists, finale
displays all their abilities. Greedy deliver mirth in abundance from
start to finish and all too soon the show comes to an end.
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